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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: Day 1 action stations!

9 December 2015
Sailing World Cup Melbourne day 1 was the first day for “World Sailing” under it’s new name (previously ISAF), and what a day to mark down in the history books. A building sea breeze off the St. Kilda Sailing Precinct set the scene for a great day of racing across all fleets, and the proximity of racing to the pier and beach really drew in passer-by crowds… I can’t…
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AUSTRALIAN SAILING TEAM: Rio 2016 announcements

6 December 2015
This week the Australian Sailing Team announced the first of their athletes that will be competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I spoke with Victor Kovalenko, head coach and Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin. Congratulations to the whole team (on and off the water) and in particular to Nath Outteridge and Iain Jensen (49er, who were unable to attend as they are currently training with Artemis…
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PARA WORLD SAILING: A windy day in Williamstown

5 December 2015
Finishing off the interview “on the dock” On a blustery day last week in Williamstown I was lucky enough to catch up with some amazing sailors; Dee Smith who sails the 2.4 and went on to finish sixth, Amy Barnbrook who sails the Skud 18, and Liesl Tesch who has just been crowned World Champion with her skipper Dan Fitzgibbon. What a way to lead into the Olympics in Rio where they will…
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Action from the CYCA: Musto International Youth MR

1 December 2015
Harry Price and his team of Murray Jones, Ben Robinson and Jack Hubbard took the win in the Musto International last week. Was great to catch up with the team on the ground to chat about the season, and what is up next! More adventures… www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com @SailorGirl218 – Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat Thanks for joining the adventures – Sailor Girl xx PS Pam Scrivenor, I…
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Extreme Sailing Series 2015 - Catch up with 33 South Racing

25 November 2015
33 South Racing is the new team on the block for the final leg Extreme Sailing Series receiving the wild card entry for Sydney. The team dropped past the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia yesterday to say hello, and I headed out for a sail as well. Love the Extremes, and great to be back out on the water with Katie and Stacey, who have both been doing fantastic things in sailing this year, Katie…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart 2015 - Launch

24 November 2015
The launch of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) for 2015 was held today at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. I took the opportunity to catch up with Mark Richards (Richo) multiple overall winner handicap and line honours with Wild Oats XI (WOXI), Roger Hickman (Hicko), last year’s overall winner, and Shane Kearns (Kearnsie), the winner of the Sydney Gold Coast race ahead of…
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METSTRADE: Sailor Girl safety picks!

19 November 2015
Sailing is a sport that we all love, but safety has to be a major concern for us all. There are some pretty incredible safety products on display at METSTRADE for 2015, but my two picks were Dame Award safety winners for 2015, who also took out the overall Dame Award win, Spinlock with their “Lume-On”, and the Exposure Lights 2014 Dame Award winning “Safety Torch” and new…
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SailingLog and Sailor Girl

23 October 2015
SailingLog by BoatBook, the world’s first free automatic logbook, now celebrating one million recorded miles, has come on board as a “friend” and supporter of the Sailor Girl. This will act on two levels, providing the ability to track the Sailor Girl on her adventures, while also providing financial support. Even though the App is free, anyone who downloads the App from this…
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You cannot script this stuff

19 October 2015
Wow… Artemis Racing with ACumpire boat at ACWS in Bermuda today,18th of October, 2015 Wow wow wow!!! You cannot script the fairy tale that was today, with Artemis Racing taking the win after chaos, and the young challenging team of Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) getting a bit of resurgence following the 34th America’s Cup defeat with their victory overall. What a…
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